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Christchurch man found guilty of raping teenager

Otago Daily Times Online News·Tuesday, 5 May 2026·6 months ago
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By Al Williams, Open Justice reporter

WARNING: This story is about sexual offending

A teen was raped by a man she shared a pizza with after following him to his house where the pair shared alcohol before she became drunk and disoriented.

A jury of six women and four men took four hours to unanimously find Donny Moses guilty of rape, unlawful sexual connection and abduction for sex.

Moses expressed no emotion as the verdicts were read out in the Christchurch District Court on Monday, while a woman in the public gallery recited a karakia as he was led into custody.

The pair met on the night of March 31, 2023, on Ferry Rd in Christchurch.

Moses, 29, was carrying pizzas and offered the 18-year-old a slice which she accepted.

He invited her to join him at his home nearby.…

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